Structural Validity of the Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment in Patients With Injuries | Zendy

Max W. de Graaf | Zendy; Inge H. F. Reininga | Zendy; Klaus W. Wendt | Zendy; Erik Heineman | Zendy; Mostafa El Moumni | Zendy

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Structural Validity of the Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment in Patients With Injuries

Author(s) -

Max W. de Graaf,

Inge H. F. Reininga,

Klaus W. Wendt,

Erik Heineman,

Mostafa El Moumni

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

physical therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1538-6724

pISSN - 0031-9023

DOI - 10.1093/ptj/pzy098

Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , confirmatory factor analysis , discriminant validity , convergent validity , structural equation modeling , medicine , patient reported outcome , physical therapy , psychology , internal consistency , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychometrics , clinical psychology , quality of life (healthcare) , statistics , mathematics , psychotherapist

The Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) is a widely used patient-reported outcome measure, originally having 2 elements of outcome: the function index and the bother index. In multiple studies, it has been argued that the SMFA should be scored using 3, 4, or 6 subscales instead. Therefore, there is inconsistency with the number of underlying dimensions of the SMFA.

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